Junior goalkeeper Lily Kalata recorded a career-high 14 saves April 13 against Louisville and added three in the Knights’ 13-10 victory April 15 against Cincinnati before allowing 15 goals Friday at Loyola (Md.).

Rutgers head women’s lacrosse coach Laura Brand-Sias preached all season that the Scarlet Knights needed to play a full 60 minutes to be successful. After a fast start, the Knights could not keep up with No. 14 Loyola (Md.), losing, 15-11, on Saturday, one game before their season finale with Georgetown. “I think we had a nice game, but there was just that chunk of time in the second half where we didn’t take control of things,” Brand-Sias said.

Sophomore midfielder Lauren Sbrilli tied for the lead in goals for the Knights with three in Saturday’s 15-10 loss against No. 14 Loyola (Md.), two of which came on a four-goal strech from Rutgers to open the contest. The game marked Sbrilli’s sixth hat trick of the season.

The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team’s 13-10 win Sunday against Cincinnati gave the Scarlet Knights seniors one last chance to compete in a home game at Yurcak Field. But the victory also gave head coach Laura Brand-Sias an opportunity to see what the team needs to work on. One stat stood out from all of the rest. While the Knights (9-5, 4-2) recorded 13 goals — one of their highest scoring outputs of the season — that mark came from 32 shot attempts.

Less than four minutes remained in the first half of the Rutgers women’s lacrosse game against Cincinnati on Sunday when sophomore midfielder Katrina Martinelli cut through a host of Bearcat defenders. Standing at the top of the key with the ball, senior attack Danielle Mascera did exactly what she has all season long. She passed. The ball went through the defenders to Martinelli, who found the back of the net to give Mascera the Scarlet Knights’ single-season assist record with 29.

The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team defeated Louisville, 16-11, on Friday in a game that featured a season-high in goals scored and a record-setting performance on the field. Junior midfielder Stephanie Anderson scored a team-high five goals for her seventh straight hat trick, and senior midfielder Ali Steinberg recorded four. Anderson and Steinberg tallied their 37th and 28th goals of the season, respectively, to lead the team.

Senior attack Danielle Mascera made it very clear Friday about what the goal for the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team was yesterday in its game against Cincinnati. “We have to kill them,” Mascera said. “We need to have a big game that we are winning by 10 so we can move up in the rankings.” A late four-goal scoring run from Cincinnati prevented winning by that margin, but the Scarlet Knights pulled out a victory, defeating the Bearcats, 13-10, on Senior Day.

For head coach Laura Brand-Sias, it was not the effort Saturday from the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team that was the problem in its 15-10 loss at Syracuse. It was the missed opportunities around the net that she would like the team to have back. “If we had a better percentage in that, it could have been a different game,” Brand-Sias said. “You never want to walk away from seven opportunities on cage and only have one goal out of them, so that’s something we will continue to work on.”

In the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team’s loss to Syracuse on Saturday, midfielder Stephanie Anderson registered her team-leading 30th goal of the season on a pass from junior attack Annie McGinley. The goal also led to Anderson’s sixth hat trick. But for the junior, being the team’s leading scorer did not cross her mind entering this season. Injuries tend to keep things in perspective, and Anderson is happy with taking the field.

Playing the No. 2 team in the country Saturday, the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team started fast with a two-goal lead. But the Orange were too much, defeating the Scarlet Knights, 15-10, in Syracuse, N.Y. Head coach Laura Brand-Sias was disappointed with the loss, but remained satisfied with the way the Knights performed against such a highly-ranked opponent. “[Our performance] showed that we’re a good team today,” Brand-Sias said.

Rutgers women’s lacrosse midfielder Stephanie Anderson described the team’s focus in practice this week with only one word. “Our word for this week is fire,” the junior said. “We want to come out on fire like we did [last game] and continue that.” The fire Anderson alluded to is the Scarlet Knights’ quick start at the beginning of Sunday’s 14-5 victory against Connecticut. The Knights scored four straight goals before UConn found the back of the net.